My insides hurt

I'm not sure which infection causes it, but I also get a lot of rib pain. At first I used to think it was my liver, since I had elevated enzymes off and on all the time also, but that hasn't been the case lately. I agree that I think it could be bartonella. It gets worse when I take medications that treat that.

Have you tried a heat mat or a massage mat? They should be on sale now at Walmart's after Christmas. They're about $20 and they really seem to be helpful to lie on when my ribs are really painful.

Good morning, there is a thing called costochondritis which is common with lyme. Try googling it and see if it matches your symptoms.

I've had rib cage pain. My LLMD said it's a symptoms of Bartonella.

Yes, I have been constipated. Not too bad though. And i have definitely been constipated before and not felt these pains which is why they are concerning.

Opugirl, when I first read your first post, I said to myself "hmmm, maybe she's constipated" and then I read that Traveler posted that... 

Anyway, don't underestimate constipation as I suffered with that for years and it can do horrible things to a person.  I know people don't like to talk about it but maybe because I'm older and crazier I don't mind at all! 

If I miss a day where I don't have a full-fledged poop, I actually feel really toxic.  That's the only way I can describe it. 

I don't think people realize what's going on inside.  That poop sticks to the walls of our intestines and gets recycled back into our bloodstream and other areas messing everything up.  

Times when I needed a quick fix to help me go, I would drink epsom salts in water (it says it on the box) and lo and behold, I go!  Aloe Vera works (a good brand), magnesium works, eating ruffage works, etc.   I'm one of the rare ones on this forum who does coffee enemas because it's really a healthy thing to do.   But one has to work up to that!   Is that TMI?  LOL!

Denise

LOL!! Denise! I do love when you talk about poop!!! LOL!!

I too feel quit toxic when I don't 'go' daily, or if I don't quite move it all out! And like you said, if you don't 'complete the job', then those toxins get reabsorbed!

When I start slowing way down, I like to use Milk of Magnesia - gentle, but quite effective!

Hmm that does sound familiar Maxine, except mine isn't very painful thank goodness. At least yet anyway. And yes the burning and stinging is random, not the lower abdomen though but like you said somewhere in between the sternum and down to the belly button. Almost feel like someone is pinching me.

As far as connective tissue issues that i know of, the most common issues would be Autoimmune disease like RA which is a pretty easy test or other autoimmune disorders they do something called ANA - some immune antibody. Mine came back negative. Other than that I'm assuming issues like cancer would come up in standard blood count. If there was in issue with bones it should be affecting WBC/RBC count, size, shapes etc. Could be wrong on that though.

Hello all,
I am a 47 year-old female. I come from the "Chronic Pain" thread because I have been suffering with an upper left side of abdomen pain since March/2012. Have been tested like Hopeful Maxine and more for Lyme, Lupus, MS, and any other autoimmune disease, but nothing. After many doctors, blood tests, CTs, MRIs, colonoscopies, endoscopies, meds, Chinese Meds., acupuncture, and chiropractors, I was referred by my Gastro/Hepatologist to have an Endoscopic Ultrasound. This is a more invasive test that will look at my pancreas, liver and other organs. This test will be performed at a hospital by a trained doctor from the pancreatic team so I went today 12/27/12 for blood work and an EKG to prepare for the test on Jan. 7th.

Believe me! I have had an array of symptoms and have gone to many doctors trying to figure out my illness. I have had from tingling, headaches, pins and needles in my toes, numbing, pain on my left side under my ribs, now on right side under the ribs too, going down to my middle stomach, back pain, shoulder pain, nausea, pain on the left side of my body, low grade fever (not anymore), burning in the middle of my stomach, GERD, low energy, pain on the upper arms and elbows, constipation for years (got a lot better with flax seed daily), developed hypoglycemia. My last GI/Hepatologist wants to check for any biliary/ducts problem through the EUS ( I am excited!) lol!. Whatever it is, I need to treat it because I have had no life of any kind in the last six month.

I want to mention that my last doctor prescribed Sulcrafate 1gm 2X daily, Baclofen 10 mg, 1/2 tablet 2X daily, Nexium 40 mg 2X daily for my burning pain in the upper abdomen and it has helped so much. I hope you guys don't have this kind of illness, but do your research on the EUS as it is up to 95% accurate in finding the problems as opposed to the CTs, MRIs, and Ultrasound are between 50% to 60% accurate per most of the research I have done.
Warm regards,

@Hopeful Maxine. I found something out today. My lymph nodes were aching and I got the same pain on my insides. Between my sternum and belly button. I have been faithfully taking probiotics/lots of fiber the past few days and darn I knew I was full of Poo if you know what I mean but I didn't know I was THAT full of it. LOL

Anyway, back to the point. Go to wikipedia and look up lymphatic system. There are a ton of lymph nodes between your sternum and belly button and I find it funny that they started aching when my neck did too. Not as much as my neck though...check it out.